Ozzy Osbourne’s new studio album, “Black Rain” (view cover in the left), sold 152,000 copies in the USA during its first week of release to debut at No. 3 on The Billboard 200 chart. This number is just with one thousand copies less that the CD’s predecessor, “Down to Earth” (2001), which entered the Billboard […]

Sweden’s doom metal gods Candlemass shall release their ninth full-length studio album, entitled “King of the Grey Islands” (see cover in the left), on June 22 via Nuclear Blast. This was the reason to call the quintet’s founder, leader and bass player Leif Edling, who welcomed new vocalist Robert Lowe (Solitude Aeturnus), explained the reasons […]

Monster Magnet are currently working on their next-full-length studio album with producer Matt Hyde. Dave Wyndorf & Co. hope to release the still untitled follow-up to “Monolithic Baby!” (2004) by the end of the year.

According to rock radio Total Rock, Marilyn Manson has revealed he turned down the chance to duet with Eminem, because “the song suggested was too over the top, being about killing your girlfriend and stuffing the body in the boot of your car”… As for Manson’s actual plans, as already known, the shock metal master’s […]

The Swedish symphonic metal avantgardists Diablo Swing Orchestra have signed a licensing deal with Candlelight Records for the territory of Europe. This way their 2006 debut album, “The Butcher’s Ballroom”, shall become available not only in the band’s homeland, but in all countries of the Old continent as well. The release is scheduled for August […]

Spoiler NYC, the new punk band formed by Life of Agony bass player Alan Robert, has signed a European deal with I Scream Records. The trio’s debut album, entitled “Grease Fire in Hell’s Kitchen”, is scheduled for release on June 22. For more info, check out SpoilerNYC.com.

The Cult have signed to Roadrunner Records. The debut result of this cooperation shall appear on September 25 – the date when the cult band’s first new studio album in 6 years shall be released. The still untitled follow-up to 2001’s “Beyond Good and Evil” is being recorded in London with producer Youth (a.o. The […]

The all-star metalcore outfit Doom Day, featuring guitarist Gizz Butt (ex-The Prodigy, English Dogs), drummer Robin Guy (ex-Bruce Dickinson, The Business), bass player Volcan “Audiocleaner” Tuereli (Jaylan), and the Bulgarian shouter Alexander “Shutta” Parvanov (Brothers in Blood, She Was Asking for It, ex-Vendetta), have the chance to take part in this year’s Pressure Fest, scheduled […]

Korn’s fellow Bakersfield citizens, Adema, shall release their fourth studio album on July 24 via Immortal Records. The CD, entitled “Kill the Headlights”, shall be the debut for vocalist Bobby Reeves (ex-Level) with Adema.

TheВ third Playstation 2 rock game, “Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80’s”, will be on sale during the summer. What’s more interesting is that its soundtrack is going to include tracks by guitar-driven rock legends like Twisted Sister, Ratt, Quiet Riot, Dio, Asia, Accept, Poison, Skid Row, Faster Pussycat, Extreme, Scandal, Billy Squier and Eddie Money.